The New York City Police Department is calling the shooting of an unarmed 28-year-old man by a rookie officer an “accident,” emphasizing that the victim was “a total innocent,” the New York Times reports. According to the report, Akai Gurley was shot in a stairwell in the borough of Brooklyn late Thursday night, reportedly without…

A Missouri inmate, convicted of murdering a local gas station attendant in front of the employee’s stepdaughter in 1994, has become the ninth prisoner executed in the state this year, the Associated Press reports. Leon Taylor, 56, died at 12:22 a.m. Wednesday at a state prison after being given a lethal injection. According to AP,…

A Cleveland man is grieving after police killed his mentally ill sister outside her family’s home, Cleveland.com reports. Tanesha Anderson, who reportedly suffered from bipolar disorder and schizophrenia, was declared dead at a clinic Thursday, two hours after a dispute with officers, during which they allegedly slammed her to the pavement outside her house. “They…

Sexual assault accusations against beloved actor and comedian Bill Cosby aren’t new. However, until recently the star had largely escaped public scrutiny. But in recent weeks, Cosby has been dealing with fallout from a series of allegations as, on Sunday, a new alleged victim came forward with a story of abuse, sharing her story at Hollywood…

Lincoln University President Robert R. Jennings sent out an apology on Tuesday for remarks he made insinuating that women lied about rape, the Philadelphia Inquirer reports. “My message was intended to emphasize personal responsibility and mutual respect,” Jennings wrote in his apology, according to the Inquirer. “I apologize for my choice of words. I certainly did…

Another day, another video of alleged police misconduct. This time a 14-year-old Chicago girl took video of police who she claims forced their way into her home to arrest her uncle because he did not acknowledge their requests to talk to him, NBC Chicago reports. LeRoy Hubbard III, 29, told the news station that he…

Some shops in Harlem are sending out notice that they aren’t appreciative of customers wearing hoodies or masks, DNAinfo New York reports. Three businesses along Frederick Douglass Boulevard are warning clients to “not enter with hoodie or mask. If so you are now trespassing,” the report notes. The new signs are creating a buzz in…

The New York City Police Department’s Internal Affairs Bureau has launched an investigation after cops allegedly helped fix the car owned by Eric Garner’s mother and helped her avoid a ticket, the New York Post reports. According to the report, a police source confirmed that officers were being investigated after Gwen Carr, 65, the mother…

Two children who recently moved from Rwanda to the United States are being kept home from school after parents at Howard R. Yocum Elementary School in Maple Shade Township, N.J., voiced concerns about a possible outbreak of Ebola, Fox 29 reports. Of course, Rwanda is an East African country that is located about 2,600 miles…

An unidentified woman is in critical condition after a man slashed her throat for rejecting his invitation to go on a date, the New York Post reports. According to the site, the man came up to the woman in the lobby of an apartment building in the Jamaica, Queens, section of New York City on…